Tour Ross gardens, more garden events

Four gardens in Ross are on the 20th Biennial Ross Garden Tour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday starting at the Ross School. Tickets are $50 to $60 to benefit the fine arts programs at Ross School. For more information, go to rossgardentour.org. (Photo by Jennifer Skinner)

Workshops and gardening classes: Armstrong Garden Centers in Novato offer free classes to gardeners of all skill levels most Saturdays. Call 415-878-0493 or go to armstronggarden.com.

Workshops and seminars: Sloat Garden Center has five Marin County locations that offer gardening workshops and seminars on a weekly basis. Check sloatgardens.com for schedule, locations and cost.

Workshops and seminars: The Marin Master Gardeners present a variety of how-to workshops, seminars and special events throughout Marin County on a weekly basis. Check ucanr.edu/sites/MarinMG for schedule, locations and cost.

Nursery volunteers: Volunteers are sought to help in Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy nurseries from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at Tennessee Valley, 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays, or 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays at Marin Headlands Nursery; or 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Muir Beach, 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays in the Marin Headlands. Call 415-561-3077 or go to parksconservancy.org/get-involved/volunteer.

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Nursery days: The Turtle Island Restoration Network native plant nursery days are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays and weekends. Call 415-663-8590, ext. 114, or email audrey@tirn.net to register and for directions. Go to seaturtles.org/salmon for more information.

Garden volunteers: Marin Open Garden Project (MOGP) volunteers are available to help Marin residents glean excess fruit from their trees for donations to local organizations serving people in need and to build raised beds to start vegetable gardens through the MicroGardens program. MGOP also offers a garden tool lending library. Go to opengardenproject.org or email contact@opengardenproject.org.

The Trowel & Glove Calendar appears Saturdays. Send high-resolution jpg photo attachments and details about your event to calendar@marinij.com or mail to Home and Garden Calendar/Lifestyles, Marin Independent Journal, 4000 Civic Center Drive, Suite 301, San Rafael, CA 94903. Items should be sent two weeks in advance. Photos should be a minimum of 2 megabytes and include caption information. Include a daytime phone number on your release.